US President Donald Trump is considering expanding military support for Ukraine to help its armed forces achieve a breakthrough on the battlefield, according to some European officials. The Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing European officials following the NATO summit that Trump’s noticeably warmer tone toward Ukraine marked one of the summit’s biggest surprises and left European allies cautiously optimistic that Washington may be shifting toward stronger support for Kyiv.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. One official told the Financial Times that Trump had made additional US backing for Ukraine “clear” and was considering further measures to help Ukrainian forces break through Russian defenses. The shift came after Trump met President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the summit, where he praised the improvement in their relationship and announced that Ukraine would receive a license to manufacture Patriot interceptor missiles. “It’s hard to believe, correct, from the Oval Office to now... I think we’ve developed a very good relationship,” Trump said. The newspaper contrasted the meeting with the leaders’ tense Oval Office confrontation in February 2025, when Trump accused Zelensky of ingratitude and said Ukraine had “no cards.” European diplomats interviewed by the FT linked Trump’s changing attitude to Ukraine’s recent battlefield performance.